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Fairly far along on my latest flying boat (after giving up two other flying boat builds). Been too lazy to bring camera down to workshop for WIP pics. Anyway, thought I'd show how it looks now, since building the base will take awhile. The styrofoam sheet is the start of the base.
The build started out easy, but I ran into poor fits in small details (many of the strut lengths are incorrect length). I put a scratch cockpit in, but that now seems like a worthless exercise- the windows are so poor quality and view is so terribly distorted that you cannot really see anything. Now only need to mount two antennas and do rigging (antennas and tail braces).
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
A classic.
About half of the props in mine were busted in the box. Are you having that issue?
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
GMorrison A classic. About half of the props in mine were busted in the box. Are you having that issue?
Not till I tried cutting them from the sprue. There were a few bent ones but only slightly, so was able to bend them back straight. The blades are about 3/4 inch long by about thirty to forty mil thick. The sprue attachments are right in the middle of the blade, not at tips or hub. Broke two blades and had to glue them back on. Props on back of nacelles have reversed pitch from front props, and one has to be sure to get right ones on in each spot. Had glued one prop of wrong pitch on one front engine, fortunately caught error and got it off before glue completely dry- did it without breaking prop which was a miracle.
Oh golly I don't even want to look at mine! No doubt it's all set up to either fly into itself or sit still on Lago Di Como roaring at full power.
Very interesting subject Don, It looks like your doing a good job.
I saw the "Aviator" last night which unfortunately has me thinking about sea planes, when I should be finishing what I have started.
Does anyone make a reasonable Spruce Goose model?
Hi " G "
When I think about the old wood kit I did in school I do remember this . I think it was about 1/144 but the props were metal .They only gave real clear instructions for them . Sad part , two were missing .
Turns out what I did was actually a kit and I wasn't told this till I got the wings and fuselage done . Made those out of flat pieces of wood .
Still ....
On the plastic one I had the prop problem and all . What I did was like Don though . I put all kinds of stuff in the cockpit . When I saw that sad clear part , I used .010 sheet and being as how everything was vertical it worked ! T.B.
P.S. I sure wish I knew what became of that model .
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